"The renal failure and hemodialysis dependent population is increasing worldwide. Hemodialysis access is the life-line of these patients. Hemodialysis access related surgical and interventional procedures form a major demand to the healthcare services in many developed and developing countries. As such, the proper clinical decision, planning and performance of these procedures will greatly benefit the hemodialysis patients and reduce unnecessary healthcare costs. This book is a practical guide for clinicians and nurses creating, treating or managing hemodialysis accesses for renal failure patients. Basic principles to manage common or difficult situations of hemodialysis access are discussed and illustrative clinical cases are shown as examples. This book is an essential reading material for healthcare professionals in their early phase of developing the hemodialysis access program, while providing useful tips and tricks to established clinicians that will broaden their armamentarium."--

The renal failure and hemodialysis dependent population is increasing worldwide. Hemodialysis access is the life-line of these patients. Hemodialysis access related surgical and interventional procedures form a major demand to the healthcare services in many developed and developing countries. As such, the proper clinical decision, planning and performance of these procedures will greatly benefit the hemodialysis patients and reduce unnecessary healthcare costs. This book is a practical guide for clinicians and nurses creating, treating or managing hemodialysis accesses for renal failure patients. Basic principles to manage common or difficult situations of hemodialysis access are discussed and illustrative clinical cases are shown as examples. This book is an essential reading material for healthcare professionals in their early phase of developing the hemodialysis access program, while providing useful tips and tricks to established clinicians that will broaden their armamentarium.

2014 BMA Medical Book Awards Highly Commended in Radiology category! Image-Guided Interventions, a title in the Expert Radiology Series, brings you in-depth and advanced guidance on all of today?s imaging and procedural techniques. Whether you are a seasoned interventionalist or trainee, this single-volume medical reference book offers the up-to-the-minute therapeutic methods necessary to help you formulate the best treatment strategies for your patients. The combined knowledge of radiology experts from around the globe provides a broad range of treatment options and perspectives, equipping you to avoid complications and put today's best approaches to work in your practice. "... the authors and editors have succeeded in providing a book that is both useful, instructive and practical" Reviewed by RAD Magazine, March 2015 Formulate the best treatment plans for your patients with step-by-step instructions on important therapeutic radiology techniques, as well as discussions on equipment, contrast agents, pharmacologic agents, antiplatelet agents, and protocols. Make effective clinical decisions with the help of detailed protocols, classic signs, algorithms, and SIR guidelines. Make optimal use of the latest interventional radiology techniques with new chapters covering ablation involving microwave and irreversible electroporation; aortic endografts with fenestrated grafts and branch fenestrations; thoracic endografting (TEVAR); catheter-based cancer therapies involving drug-eluting beads; sacroiliac joint injections; bipedal lymphangiography; pediatric gastrostomy and gastrojejunostomy; and peripartum hemorrhage. Know what to look for and how to proceed with the aid of over 2,650 state-of-the-art images demonstrating interventional procedures, in addition to full-color illustrations emphasizing key anatomical structures and landmarks. Quickly reference the information you need through a functional organization highlighting indications and contraindications for interventional procedures, as well as tables listing the materials and instruments required for each. Access the fully searchable contents, online-only material, and all of the images online at Expert Consult.

An introduction to the art and science of vascular access surgery, management of complications and interventional techniques. Each surgical step is described and illustrated.

A highly illustrated, practical guide on the diagnosis and management of rare vascular disorders for everyone who manages patients with vascular disease.

Updated and revised, this 4th Edition is a practical, in-depth "how-to" guide to all aspects of vascular access surgery for a wide rage of patients and conditions. For each application, it illustrates regional anatomy and physiology ... discusses the indications for the various techniques... describes surgical procedures in depth...details the newest percutaneous interventions and thrombolysis...and presents the expected results and complications. Readers will also vital information on biomaterials, physiology of hemodialysis, and other core scientific topics.

A team of nearly 80 internationally respected vascular surgeons and interventional radiologists deliver comprehensive, clinically focused coverage of all aspects of vascular surgery in an exceptionally well-designed single reference. Each disease chapter follows the same consistent format-from basic science, clinical presentation and non-invasive and invasive testing through medical and surgical management to complications, outcome and follow up-making information easy to access and easy to understand. More than 730 full-color photographs, line drawings and tables illustrate key concepts and procedures. And, a bonus CD-ROM features all of the book's illustrations for use in slide presentations. Focuses on the issues and challenges faced in everyday practice. Uses a highly structured, template format in each chapter to quickly and consistently delivers information on basic science clinical presentation · non-invasive testing · medical management · surgical management · complications · outcome · and follow up. Features over 720 full-color photographs, line drawings, charts and tables to make important information easy to comprehend. Integrates the basic sciences only where clinically relevant. Covers treatment and interventions from an evidence-based perspective, whenever possible. Presents short, clinical vignettes in the same style as those found on oral exams. Includes a bonus CD-ROM that makes all of the illustrations available for slide presentations. With 79 additional contributors

An international group of experts provide an exhaustive full-color two-volume reference on every aspect of vascular and non-vascular interventions to help effectively treat a full spectrum of diseases. More than 1,600 examples of cutting-edge modalities such as MR, multislice CT, CT angiography, and ultrasonography highlight problem areas and show exactly how to proceed. Each major entity includes full-color anatomic illustrations, drawn by a master illustrator, that illuminate key anatomic structures. User-friendly features including key points boxes, algorithms, protocols, and SIR practice guidelines help you avoid complications and put todays best practices at your fingertips. Offers advice from a diverse group of experts from around the globe, providing a wide range of options and perspectives, to help overcome difficult challenges. Integrates protocols, classic signs, algorithms, and SIR guidelines, ensuring a better decision-making process. Provides step-by-step instructions for the most important therapeutic techniques, as well as discussions on equipment, contrast agents, pharmacologic agents, antiplatelet agents, and protocols to help formulate the best treatment strategy for each patient. Features a full-color design throughout, including color-coded tables, algorithms, and bulleted lists that highlight key concepts and get you to the information you need quickly.

Part of the definitive Requisites series, this volumes offers all the essentials necessary to pass exams in radiology and practice in the field. Practicing radiologists will use it as a handy, practical, daily reference tool in this subspecialty area. The first part on Vascular Radiology covers the following topics: vascular imaging techniques; vascular pathology; lower extremity and pelvis; abdomen; thorax; and the great vessel. The second part on interventional radiology covers topics such as: basic principles; vascular interventional techniques; biliary tract; GU and reproductive systems; gastrointestinal system; biopsy and drainage in the abdomen; cervicothoracic biopsy; and drainage in the thorax.